Prestigious Ebook Cover Typography Design

# THIS IS A SIMPLE ADD TYPOGRAPHY TASK PER MY DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS BELOW. No image editing required.

Freelancer Brief — Premium Typography Application for Ebook Cover

Project Overview

I already have the finalized AI-generated cover artwork for my fantasy novel.
Your role is to professionally apply typography (title + author name) onto the artwork and deliver a polished, premium-quality ebook cover suitable for Amazon KDP.

This is intended to feel like a high-end literary fantasy release — sophisticated, elegant, atmospheric, and collectible.

The visual tone should feel closer to prestige literary fantasy publishing rather than commercial YA fantasy.

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Book Information

Title

The Moon's Shadow: Fracture of the Divine

Author

Alexander R. Rosita

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Final Deliverables

Please provide:

1. Final KDP-ready ebook cover (JPG)
2. PNG export
3. Editable layered source file
- PSD preferred
- AI or Affinity acceptable
4. Typography layer separated and editable

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Required KDP Ebook Specifications

Use Amazon KDP recommended ebook sizing:

- Dimensions: 1600 × 2560 px
- Aspect Ratio: 1 : 1.6
- RGB color profile
- High-quality JPG export

The typography must remain readable at:

- Amazon thumbnail size
- mobile storefront size

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Creative Direction

The artwork is predominantly:

- deep indigo-black
- cathedral purple
- violet atmospheric tones
- dark gothic architecture

The typography must complement this palette with a restrained luxury aesthetic.

The overall feeling should be:

- sacred
- monumental
- ancient
- literary
- emotionally heavy
- luxurious without looking flashy

Avoid:

- generic fantasy typography
- glowing magical effects
- cheap metallic gradients
- modern minimalism
- YA romantasy aesthetics
- overly decorative fantasy fonts

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Typography Direction (MANDATORY)

Font Selection

TITLE FONT — REQUIRED

Use:

Trajan Pro

OR

Cinzel SemiBold

Preference:

- Trajan Pro if available
- Cinzel as fallback

Reason:
These fonts create the exact prestige literary / cinematic gravitas required for the cover.

The title should feel:

- timeless
- monumental
- sacred
- carved into architecture

Do NOT use:

- handwritten fonts
- script fonts
- heavily ornamented fantasy fonts
- modern sans-serif fonts

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AUTHOR FONT — REQUIRED

Use:

Cormorant Garamond Medium

OR

EB Garamond

The author typography should feel:

- elegant
- restrained
- premium
- secondary to the title

Tracking should be slightly expanded.

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Color Direction (MANDATORY)

The cover background is heavily purple/violet.

Therefore the typography color must NOT compete with the artwork.

REQUIRED TITLE COLOR

Use:

Antique muted gold

Target aesthetic:

- aged gold
- old cathedral gold
- restrained metallic warmth

NOT:

- bright yellow gold
- shiny foil gold
- orange gold
- chrome gold

Recommended HEX range:

- #C8A96B
- #B89A5D
- #D0B06A

Use subtle tonal variation only.

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AUTHOR NAME COLOR

Use:

Moonlit ivory / warm aged white

Recommended range:

- #E8E1D4
- #DDD6C8

This creates hierarchy:

- title dominates
- author supports

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Effects & Finishing

REQUIRED EFFECT STYLE

Typography should feel:

- embossed
- engraved
- slightly raised from the cover
- luxurious and tactile

Use:

- subtle bevel
- restrained emboss
- extremely soft shadow depth
- faint metallic texture

DO NOT use:

- hard drop shadows
- neon glow
- outer glow
- strong 3D effects
- excessive gradients

The effect should resemble:

- antique hardcover stamping
- premium collector’s edition print finishing

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Layout Direction

Title Placement

Upper third of the composition.

The title must:

- remain readable at thumbnail size
- preserve the cathedral focal point
- avoid cluttering the central artwork

Hierarchy recommendation:

- “The Moon’s Shadow” larger
- “Fracture of the Divine” slightly smaller subtitle line

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Author Placement

Lower third.

Centered.

Elegant spacing with moderate tracking.

Smaller than title.

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Thumbnail Readability

This is extremely important.

The cover must remain readable at:

- Amazon mobile thumbnails
- Kindle storefront preview size

Prioritize:

- contrast
- spacing
- silhouette clarity
- typography hierarchy

Avoid:

- thin unreadable serif treatments
- excessive ornamentation
- clutter

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Final Goal

The final result should feel like:

- a premium literary fantasy hardcover
- prestige fantasy publishing
- emotionally monumental
- elegant and collectible

The typography should enhance the artwork — not overpower it.